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ElenaOrehova (
Chelyabinsk City
,
Russia
)
Hello, my name is Mike I am 32 years
old, single, with no children and I live in Virginia.I wanted to tell you about my experience with a fraud. I kind of found out by
accident. I was looking to see if I could find a map with her street on it in
Chelyabinsk
City
. So I typed the
words "Chelyabinsk City 107 Darvina Street" and hit search on my computer. Was I shocked to find what I saw. I saw the same address but with another name. It is on
page 88 and she uses the name Natalya/Natasha Komarova. Elena used the email address of
lenocha74@pochtamt.ru. She also spoke of her friends Tatyana and Kent. Tatyana met
Kent
from
Canada
on the internet. Well, so she says. All Elena did was write how Tatyana's experience in finding a wonderful man on the
internet was her motivation in wanting to come to the
USA
and with
me. Luckily, I only blew $10.00 on her. I had spent $101.00 on roses but the
very next day after I found your website, the florist in Russian said no such
person lived at that address. They were nice enough to refund $91.00 and only
charge me $10.00 for delivery fees. There's another piece of irony in
that she said to NEVER send her anything because people steal mail regularly in
Russia
.
Now, I know the real reason why she told me not to. Yes, my heart is broken but
it could have been so much worse. Thank you SO much for your website. mike
mikalsean@webtv.net
Meetabride.com
meetabride.com is a complete scam. I am a 38 year old american in
los angeles
. the pictures on meetabride are stolen and not real russian women. you will get no
response from any women or from the web site
Tanya (Tatyana) Touching Hearts Club
Here
is the actual correspondence, and pictures. I just did not email back.
Letters:
Hello Brian! :) thank you for you reply :) i live
Ukraine
. i hope this ok. i very happy you reply me. :)) yes i prefer mature man because
they wise and more serious about life and family. this important to me. I speak and write English pretty good, but not perfect. I learning very fast. I do not have a computer at home and
can not click to hyperlink either. :( I register with agency to send and
receive e-mail when need . When I not able to reply
quickly, this is problem. It cost some to send for email in
ukraine
.
Please not worry about I forget to you ok. :) I am look for a sincere
relationship. Men my country are most time drunken or do not want make
commitment and to have family. I only 25 year, but I very mature and I learn
most about home and family value from parents. i have for one brother. I would like to start a
new life and have family of own. I speak to my parents and they wish best for
me, but my dad don't believe possible sometime. He think I silly to find happiness on internet. He think no man
in other country will send for me and that man only to play internet. This not
stopped me. I register with agency that can make for my documents, visa,
tickets, etc. This my dream! :) I told my father of
what I planning, and costs, and he cannot afford for costs. Agency can make for
me visa and plane fair under special program for students. It called foreign
student exchange. I would be allowed into foreign country for 3 months. If I
become married or obtaine work visa, I could stay
longer or stay for always. I don't want to scare you away with marriage of
course. :) But I want to be sincere and honest with you of what I want in life,
and hopefully, we match. I think i need only look in
you eyes once, and I think then I know for sure about heart :~). If I to arrive
and it not work for us, I atleast make chance meet
you and try make a life with you once. I would really like to meet partner in
other country. I have friend who put ad like my ad and meet for her soulmate. She then fly to other
country to meet her partner. They become married and plan for family together.
They live
California
.
I would love for this to happen me too. :) I am very dedicate, honest and treat partner with great sincerity. I
hope that you sincere to meet because I would love to meet person who has
sincere heart also. If you are sincere with meeting and want woman with good
value and respect to you, and to know place as woman, maybe you reply to me
again, and that we meet possibly. I don't have any doubts or hesitation about
my choice to make this step in life. I know this what I want. And if could, I
would leave today to meet my partner and i not be
scared this chance take. :~) I ask if you interest me, that you not to write
for other girl. I not jealous, but I give all my heart and effort to decision
and want same from partner who interest me. I am client at agency that can help
me with leave
Ukraine
to meet partner. my cousin also work this agency and
am wait for hope to meet my soulmate and leave very
soon. Once my account pay, I can leave less 2 weeks. So you see how to serious
I am I hope. :~) Where exact you live and exact
work you to do? send to me you telephone and i can to call you. I do not have phone, but I may have
chance to use friend's phone or call box if you sincere want to meet. I have
chance call you in my next day i think. Love Tatyana, not forget send you telephone... i look forward speak you :) ps. i not able open attached. send jpg
format if possible.
Touching Hearts Club
12 Hospitalna St. ., Kiev
01002, Kiev, Ukraine
--------------------------------------------------
Ekaterina Smirnova, Account Manager
--------------------------------------------------
Dmitri Kolobov Orlov, President
Please email TouchingHearts@mail.ru for more
information
Tanya, I read your profile and you sound like a sweet girl; I am flattered that
you sent me a message. Tanya you are a baby, at 23 of course you probably are
the cutest. Being an older guy of course and actually having a girlfriend,
lover, or wife at such a tender age is, well, exciting! Anyways, I would like
to see your picture just to know who I am corresponding with. I am sending mine
as well. B.D
Anastasia Fedorova/Nastya (
Syktyvkar
,
Russia
)
I was contacted by this person
(could be a man or a woman as photos are stock images they use) when he/she
answered my Personals ad on the Yahoo Personals. Luckily right off the bat I
was suspicious, but continued correspondence to see the progression, which
ultimately ended with theLetter 13 request for money
for the passport/visa. This site alerted me early on, as "her" photos
were among those listed on here as known scammers. "her"
letters also followed the typical non-response to my questions from previous
emails, and the form letters fell in love with me for no good reason so
quickly. Her initial letter said to call her either Anastasia OR Nastya.
Letter 1:
Hi. I was pleasantly surprised when
has found out your answer in my mail box. I have tried to write to you
but I thought that you will not answer to me. It so is interesting to
correspond with the foreign man from
America
. I
very badly know computers but I went on rates of training to the
computer. I now know how to use mail on the computer. As you have
understood or not but I live in
Russia
in city
Syktyvkar
. I shall
send to you a map where my city is located. If
want I shall tell to you about my city. I today went in
computer club and I have made new photos now I can send to you it if
you want. In this letter I shall send you my new photo. I have twenty
seven years old now but in the end of autumn it
will be 28 to me. I'm interested in man for my
life. I the lonely woman but I do not want to be alone. I
was never married and I havn't kids still. I
have serious intentions and I do not want to
make a wrong choice. I have tried to write to you and now
I see that you have answered to me, I think we can begin to correspond
with you. I have written only once and you have answered to me I think
that you are interested. Is it true? We are two
people which want to meet someone. I think we can try to know better each
other but if you don't want it's your choice. I
want to ask you do you correspond with women already? Maybe russian women?
Do you have russian friends or friends who know russian people? It's interesting for me. Do you know russian language? I studied the English
language at school and university and I think you understand me. I can
speak english also. I
have finished university on a speciality "The
Finance and rights" and now I work in
private shop as the financier. We have the computer here and I use it for our
correspondence. But you must know I can't use it for long long time and please if you will send me the photos try to make it not much volume
(size). There is no internet connection available but the email is works. So I write you from my work. Sometimes I use the
translation program to write to you because I don't know some words but most of
all text I write personally. I can write you 5-6 times per week, I think
I can't write on sunday but I can on saturday.(I work in saturday sometimes). Now I live alone and I rent my flat. Please tell me in your next
email (if you will decide to correpond with me of
course) how you want that I call you. You may call me Anastasia or Nastya. If you will answer me I'll write you tomorrow. I'll
wait for your response. Anastasia.
Letter 7:
Hi my friend Dave. I'm very glad to
write you today. It's warm here. I thought about you Dave this
days. Usually I spent my time at my home in weekend. I don't know
what to do in weekends and I clean my flat watch tv and read. I want to change my life and find the
man which will make me happy and which I make
happy too. Every day I wake up at morning 6-7 o'clock, have my breakfast which
usually I prepare by myself, I like to have tea at morning. Then I go to my
work, I stand on bus stop and go to my work. Sometimes when I have much time
before start of my work I go to my work on foot and it takes about 15-20 minutes. I like to walk sometimes and you? I am at work up to
7 o'clock evening. (I start to work at 9 morning).
I like to work and I think without work it is very boring to me. I don't
know which quotations in your country but I want to tell you about our economic
life. Our people hope that everything must be all right soon, our people
trust our president Vladimir Putin,
but I badly know the politics and I think it's not my enthusiasm. So my salary
is about 1,5-2 thousands of roubles per month. and it's about 50-70 american dollars if you want to know. But our prices is not very big, for example I pay
about 700-800 roubles for my rent flat and
other money I spend for food, clothe and other things. For example bread
cost about 5-6roubles and usual dress about
600-800 roubles. I don't know it's interesting to you
or not but it's the life in
Russia
.
It's the very big salaries in
Moscow
about
7000-30000 roubles but the flats cost very much, for
example if you wanted to buy the flat in
Moscow
it will cost about
20000-100000 american dollars. It's fantastic sums and if someone want to rent the flat it will be
200-300 dollars per month. I don't know prices of your country. After 7 o'clock
I go home, watch tv, read or sometimes I go with my
girlfriends Olga and
Luda
in cafe and we speak a lot, have tea. Sometimes we go to cinema or in sports
hall. I want to find someone and change my life I want to live for someone, who
knows maybe it's you Dave. I had one man before and he was not the best choice.
He liked to drink alcohol very much and when he was drunk he become angry and silly. It offended me much and we have parted. Some times he has struck
me. I don't love him and decide to live alone. Now I want to find someone, I
don't know the destiny and I tried to write you, you answer to me and now I'm
interested in you and want know all about you, you may ask me all questions
what you want Dave. I'll answer you. I told my girlfriends and my mother about
you Dave. They said that it's good but I must be cautious first time and must
don't make a mistake. They says Hi to you Dave. I want
to know you better please tell me more about you, I want to know how is your
day, how you like to spend time. I'll wait for your answer. I send you my other
photo today, all my photos was made not very much timeago.
Hope you like it. Please call me Anastasia
because Nastya occurs from aNASTyAsia,
and Nastya it's children's name. When we will be much
closer you could call me so. Your good friend Anastasia.
Letter 13:
Hi my love Dave! Today is not
hot here again, and I'm thinking of you Dave. It was a great day when I
received the first letter from you I thank the
God and I know that I found the man which name is Dave and I love you. Today I
find out up to the end all about opportunities come to you. The last weekend
was too slowly lasted without hearing of you Dave, and I miss you Dave. I am
pleased with an opportunity to meet you soon, and I want it very much, I think
you want it too, your letters was the ray of light in
my life. As you know I was not interested in moving to other country but I will
do it because I found my love and it's you Dave!!! We have firm in our city
which makes the documents for people who want to leave the country. I
asked about moving to your country and I got the answer that I need the visa,
foreign passport and some other documents for
registration. We have defined(determined) a type of the visa and it's
type which allows to marry in the future but if it will be not realize I
must return to my country after ninety days it's limit for visa. I asked about
prices and was very surprised, first I ask about
terms (time) of performance and they said that there is many people who
wants to make documents and leave the country but if I'll make the application
now, and pay for it now they will make all documents not more than two
weeks, and if I'll not make the application, documents will be prepared
not earlier than two or three months because there are many people who
wants to do it. I was very surprised of price of it. It cost three hundreds and
twenty nine american dollars. It's make me little suppressed and disappointed I don't have so much now. I was make
application but I must pay for it. I asked my mother about our savings she said
that the money should not be a barrier between two people which love each
other. I counted my sum and I found out that I have only about fifty dollars
and my wages will be not soon. I asked my friends about helping me and they
said that havn't it at the present moment. I asked
the advice my mother and she said that maybe you Dave can help me because he
loves me. I asked her how he can help me, because he is far from me. My mother
said that Dave can send the money through company which make this service. I asked about it on my work and I know now that exists reliable
and fast company which makes remittances in world and it's called western
union. I has remember that I saw advertising this
company on tv. I take a directory book and found the
address of it and it's not far from me. I went there and I asked them about
service. They said that sender must go to the western union branch, give them
information: the name and last name of receiver, country they make transfer and
bring the ten digits secret code to sender. The receiver must know ten digits
for receiving money. They say that the branches of it must be everywhere
worldwide. Here is the information about me: Country: Russia City: Syktyvkar Name: Anastasia Lastname: Fedorova Address of branch of western union: SEVERNY
NARODNY BANK PERVOMAISKAYA, 68
SYKTYVKAR
,167000 phone: 7(821)2441931 I must know your full name,
full address, your contact phone. You must know Dave that I decide to ask you
about it because I love you and trust you very much. I decide to come to you because I feel this way and you are very
necessary to me, I decided to come to the unfamiliar country and I never be outside my country. But I decided to do it because now
you are part of my life and I trust you in all. I think you trust me too and
love me too. You must inform me the closest airport to you I'll ask the help
with ticket from my relatives. Please don't forget to tell me the closest airport.
My love Dave I need 289 dollars I think you will help us because we found our
love and we want to meet closer. You must inform me ten digits and I can
receive it. You must know Dave we must hurry because I can receive the
documents soon and if we lost the time it is necessary for a long time. Now
it's very difficultly to receive the visa to your country, and it's fact, but if I pay now I think I do it. I think about
sense of money, and I'm very sad if this paper can prevent people to meet each
other. In most cases the money play a main role in
life but it's not right! I'm sure. And the quantity of money was and will not
important to me I always not aspired to material enrichment and don't search
specially for rich man. I appreciate human qualities and relations and I love
you Dave!!! I love you all my heart, I want to be with you now... I want to be
with you forever. If it's mutually we will be very happy in our life. I think
you love me too and we will meet very soon. You are my love Dave. My heart is yours.
I'm waiting good news from you, I hope everything will be all right and we will
be together soon. Every day I think about our meeting, and I think it's real, we must use this chance of destiny. I LOVE
YOU!!!!!!!! p.s. I send you photo special for you it was made by my
girlfriend (she loves photograph very much) I never show it to anybody it's
only for you. I love you! Your love Anastasia.
I of course never sent money, thanks
to the info learned beforehand on this site. Thank you. Dave
Agency Inamorata
I'd
like to report an attempted scam by this so-called 'agency'. I had been
emailing with Diana Ivanova for about five days and
she was quickly 'falling in love' with me. Then I get this message. Needless to
say, I did not send any money, nor I have responded back. I wouldn't be very
polite in my response and I was concerned that maybe they would have some way
of getting some sort of sophisticated virus through. I just left them. I am
sending her photos and more information immediately after this.
From: "Agency Inamorata" <inamorataagency@inbox.ru>
Dear Mr.S Dilks,
Welcome to our Agency! You responded to an advertising of a young lady named
Diana from our Marriage Agency. Having correspondence with her doesn t obligate you to anything, but if you are really
interested in this girl we d like to ask you, if it s possible for you, to help
her cover some agency expenses such as a translation of your letters and an
internet provider service. Be sure that your money will reach the destination,just put a name of your
chosen girl on your money transfer receipt. A monthly rate is 70$
USA
. Also, if
you d like to make a birthday present to your girl such as flowers, perfume, a
book etc., we ll be glad to do it for you and for her
foe a reasonable price. We can also provide an English class for her, if you
want her to speak good English to you and when the happinest moment comes and you ll deside to come to Odessa to meet with her, we ll be glad to
assist you with visa, logistics and interpreter. Thank you for your consideration
and good luck! Agency Inamorata
Elena Metelkina (
Ekaterinburg
,
Russia
)
To the man who wrote about being
scammed by Elena Metelkina from Ekaterinburg.
The phone number for
US
embassy in Ekaterinburg is 3432-62-98-88, ask for Robert Austin, or Dale Epper,
General Consul. Email address is consulyekat@state.gov. Perhaps they can
provide you some assistance? They were of no help to me in another matter. TK
Evgenia Skornyakova (
Saint Petersburg
,
Russia
)
My
name is Matt and I am single white male 41 who works for the State of
Alabama
. I was
approached by her from DreamMates.com on September 24, 2002. After a few emails
she tells me she would like to visit me and was working on getting her visa
together. I offered no money at this time only that maybe we should get to know
each other a little better. So after a couple more emails she tells me she has
started the process for her visa and didn't have enough money to cover all the
other expenses for documentation and wanted $300 for the rest or she could not get
her visa. Also to wire the funds through
Western Union
within five days. I was pretty sure this was a scam so I checked this website
and found her picture under another name Olga/Olya Cherapanova Cheboksary,
Russia
.
I deleted her first email to me but here is the one asking for
money.
Her Letter asking for money:
Hello my love Matt!!!! Thank you so much for your nice letter! Well, I
looked for visa one else and to me it is necessary to pay 55 dollars for the
visa and 30 dollars registration and more it is necessary to pass inspection in
hospital X-ray and it to cost 137 dollars and more and more registration of the
documents, foreign passport, i.e. 396 dollars should suffice me. You
understand? I went to embassy and at me was 50 dollars and I start registration
the visa, it is necessary to pay for it, I have told, that I have 50 dollars
and they have told well, give 50 dollars. And me have
started registration. I so have understood that for the visa of this money will
suffice, because to me so have told. But today I went there and to me have
told, that to me gave the visa that it to finish registration urgently it is
necessary to bring all those documents, i.e. medical and other. I have told,
and it is possible later in some days, because I do not have not enough money
to receive all these documents, at me at once have shouted, have scolded and
have told, that for you then have begun to make the visa if you do not have not
enough money, but I speak, that the visa costs 45 dollars and registration a
little more, but to me have not explained at once to receive the visa, is
necessary that were applied all necessary documents, I has certainly
apologized, and has told, that I shall bring soon, one of these days. To me
have told, that they may wait about 5 days and if I shall not bring the
necessary documents they will stop to make the visa to me. And it is even
worse, that if I not shall have time, to me have told that may not make to me
the visa more, they will take offence at me, for my acts. But I promised, that I shall make all correctly and to me have
believed. My life has very much changed, after I have learned(found
out) you. I asked the help mum, but she(it) has
answered me, that has no such money and may not help me. Then I to go today to
bank and to try to take the loan, to pay the visa. It has turned out to take
the loan from me, but only 50 $, more I can not allow myself. Now I have 50
more $ for my visa. And full cost of the visa of 396 dollars. Me does not
suffice now 300 $ to pay the visa.Therefore I very
much ask you, try to borrow from somebody money if you now do not have it, at
the friends for example. Because to me now in such situation the help nobody
may, I searched already, but not any successes. Therefore I hope only for you,
you one to me may the help. Because I believe in you, and in both of us, that
all at us will be Ok! And I hope, that all will be
good. I know it. I ask you to send this money to me as soon as possible. Please
send to me 300 dollars in these 5 days. Ok? It's very important. I wait! I want
to tell that the money better to send by the bank system called
Western Union
. This system is very reliable also
transferring money is carried out during 15 minutes. By the way you must send
the money on my passport data. Here is my data:
Evgenia Skornyakova
,
RUSSIA
,
St.-Petersburg,
Lenin Street
24,
apartment
55
. After you will
send money you in bank will tell ten figures (MTCN, control number) and do not
forget to write your full address and full name which you will fill at sending
money and should inform me it. I wait your answer as soon as possible. Please,
help me. I know, that you good man and you correctly all understood. I wait
you. See you soon. Your forever Evgenia!
Hope
this helps, Matt
Fiancee visa scam - Valentina Drozdova (
Odessa
,
Ukraine
)
Earlier this year I was the victim
of a fiancee visa scam which was perpetrated by two
women in
Odessa
,
Ukraine
, Valentina Drozdova and Natasha Blazhko.
In the months since I uncovered the scheme, I have discovered that it was
on-going since 2000 and there were many other men involved. Criminal fraud
charges are in the process of being filed and at least two of the other victims
will be sending in their stories as well Because we are still building our
case, I have left out the details about my contacts with these other men in my
description of my relationship with these women so as not to let them know
exactly how much we do know about the scam at this time. We are hoping that by
posting this maybe some other men who had been involved with them will come
forward and provide more damaging evidence against them. After we have made our
case, we will provide you will all of the additional details. The following
documents are attached which I hope you will post on your blacklist page. A
letter describing my relationship. How we met etc.. along with copies of her requests for money Pictures of Natasha and Valentina
Coincidently, about a week ago I
received a letter from a woman in
Russia
. I just found a brief
mention of her on your recent updates. She is Olga in Ulanovsk.
Having gone through all of this and having read your web page about common
scams I was immediately suspicious. I wrote back and sure enough it followed
the scheme almost to the letter and by the 6th email she was requesting $350.00
for a tourist visa. So things don't get confused I will send the details - her
name, pics and letters to you separately. Also, just
a small suggestion about the site. When I first received her email I checked
your blacklist page and didn't see her but I didn't know there were update
pages. Maybe you could put a link on bottom of the blacklist page to the page
that has the updates listed because it's kind of buried in the site. Thanks for
your help. You have a great site and are providing a great service! Sincerely,
David G.
My name is David and I am a single
white American male, aged 49, self-employed and living in
Houston
,
Texas
.
Two women in
Odessa
,
Ukraine
- Valentine Drozdova and Natasha Blazhko have
since 2000 been working an elaborate visa scam apparently on dozens of men.
Briefly this is how it worked. They posted their pictures on Match.com
Corresponded with men and encouraged them to come visit them. Then they would
tell them to stay at an apartment owned by Natasha's mother charging whatever
rent they thought the market would bear. This varied from 60$/day to $120/ day
and they would split the proceeds. As I was only involved with Valentine I can
only speak about how she operated. She would correspond with a guy and
encourage him to visit her in
Odessa
.
When he visited, she would stay with him in the apartment and have sex with
him. Towards the end of the visit she and Natasha would talk about making a fiancee visa and if he agreed then Valentine would bring
him to meet her mother and ask permission to marry. Then after he returned to
the states the requests for money would begin.
Here is the complete story -
I began corresponding with Valentina back around September of 2001. It was really
accidental. I just randomly selected the
Ukraine
on match.com one evening
when I didn't see anyone new on the local profiles. I thought it would be fun
to see what women in other countries write in their profiles. I had never even
heard about "Russian Brides" syndrome. When I came to her profile, I
thought she was really pretty so I sent her a note saying she was the most
beautiful woman I had ever seen. I never expected her to even answer. I just
figured it would make her day, and she would smile and delete it since I was in
Houston
and she was in
Odessa
. About 2 weeks later I got a long
email from her. I didn't even remember who she was and had to look up her
profile. After a few months of emails I decided that it would be fun to go to
Odessa
and meet her in
person. I hadn't taken a vacation in several years and I figured it would be a
great adventure. I scheduled my trip for the week of Valentines Day and her
birthday figuring that would be at least two really romantic evenings together.
She was very excited about it and made arrangements for an apartment for me to
rent while I was there. It turns out that this apartment belonged to her friend
Natasha's mother and the three of them were splitting the proceeds from the
rent. When I arrived in
Odessa
, Valentina and Natasha met me at the airport. Natasha
was pretty fluent in English and did most of the translating for us while I was
there. Valentina spoke no English - ( I have since found out that Valentina is very fluent in English but pretended to not speak any.) and I spoke about
100 words of Russian. Anyway it was a magical two weeks, like a fairy tale.
.Her daughter Julia joined us at the apartment on weekends and during the week
she stayed at Valentina's flat with Valentina's mother. A few days before I was going to leave,
Natasha and Valentina and I had dinner together and
Natasha asked me if I wanted to do a fiance visa.
This came as a big surprise to me. After all I had only known this woman for 10
days but it had been such a great 2 weeks that I figured sure, at least I can
lock her into and exclusive relationship, and then visit a few more times and
be sure it was all real. I was even taken back to her mother to ask her
permission to marry Valentina. Up to this time she
never asked me for money and even when I was there she never asked me to buy
her anything. I just paid for all of our cabs and meals and the concerts we
went to. So I went back to the states "engaged." Now I was aware of
the visa scams and was skeptical about all this from the start but having her
daughter stay with us and having me meet her mother sort of threw me and I was
fairly certain that things were legitimate.
We kept writing and I made plans to
go out either mid-May or at the beginning of June. She nixed mid-May saying
that Julia was having exams and she needed to help with that, so I set it for
June 1 till June 20th. Now about 2 months before the trip she emailed me and
asked me for help to pay for her passport which was $100.00 and money for
English lessons which were $120 per month. Since I was the one who encouraged
her to do this (take English lessons) I didn't feel it was unreasonable so I
sent her around $600 to cover a few months of lessons and the passport. Then a
few weeks before my departure date she emailed me again and asked me if I would
buy her a hot water heater, saying that the government had cut off the hot
water. I had read about that on-line so I figured since I was going to be
staying in her flat and it was still cold there hot water would be nice. So I
sent her $400.00 for that. The money was sent via
Western
Union
. Copies of her emails requesting the money are shown and the end of this message.
OK - so I fly to
Odessa
and stay with her for 3 weeks in June.
About a week of this was in Fyadorovkov, the village
where her mom lives and where she grew up. I thought it would be great seeing
where she came from. I kept working on my Russian during the 4 months between
the two visits and had about 500 words by the time I made the second trip, so I
was able to talk with her a lot more and get a better read on what type of
person she was. After I got to
Odessa
,
almost from day one she talked a lot about money. Everything was "these
are Italian shoes $300.00," "this is a French suit - $700.00."
And kept making comments about how she was a "doroga"
woman (expensive woman) and that perhaps I should find one who was "ni doroga" not expensive.
This raised a flag for me because she was supposedly earning about $200/month
and it seemed unlikely that she was able to afford all this stuff on her own.
Even on the first day I was there, she asked me to buy her a new bed and a new
washing machine. I told her I didn't see the point since she was going to be
moving to the states with me in a few months. Finally I got fed up with it and
I called Natasha and we all sat down and talked about it. . I told her I hadn't
come to
Odessa
to buy a wife. That since I left in February she had emailed me over and over
telling me how much she loved me and how she couldn't wait to see me again.
Repeatedly encouraging me to come back as quickly as possible. Two nights
before I left we got together with Natasha again and once again had the
conversation about money. So I flew back to the States with a lot of doubts and
second thoughts about her and her apparent fixation with labels (Italian, French)
money. I left her documents for the fiancée visa with her as a few things were
still missing and told her to fed-ex them to me when everything was complete. I
decided that I would mull things over some more and perhaps make at least one
more trip before I brought them to the states. The day after I got back a
friend of hers here in the states called me and asked me how I was. I told her
about the trip and she told me to be careful. That Valentina lies and that Valentina had told her she was marrying
a millionaire. I told her that we had discussed money and that it didn't seem
to be a problem. I thought she was just exaggerating about me but later I
realized that she had already made arrangements to marry before I got there. I
didn't hear anything from her after I got back. I sent her several emails and
after about 2 weeks had passed, I finally emailed Natasha to see if there was
any problem. She emailed me back and said no that she was in the village. So I
figured she just went back out to get the copy of her birth certificate that
she had applied for when we were there and was just hanging at her moms. Then
Sunday I got an email from the friend of hers here in the States. She asked me
how I was and I said busy and that I was looking forward to hearing from Valentina when she got back from the village. She emailed
me back an hour later and said David I have to tell you, Valentina got married. So then her comment about the millionaire she had made when I
first came back made sense. I realized that she must have had this planned
before I made my trip and that my feeling about only being there to spend money
on her while I was there was correct. Well, I was furious. Evidently I flew out
of
Odessa
on
June 20th and he flew in on June 21st. I wasn't so upset about losing her
because as I've said I had a lot of doubts about her but I didn't like being
played like that and I had still made an honest commitment to her and I
expected the same. I also felt that most likely the guy she had married was
only chosen because he had the deepest pockets and was probably clueless about
her "character." I felt that I had a moral obligation to let him know
whom he was involved with so he could make a better choice. So I hired a
private detective in
Odessa
to go to the marriage license agency and get his name and address for me. I
have since learned from talking with other friends of hers that this had been
going on since 2000 and there have been a whole string other men providing a
very comfortable income.
Valentine and Natasha's Details:
Valentine Drozdova
Dnepropetrovsky Road 109, #4
Odessa, Ukraine 65017
pupchik@hotmail.com
Natasha Blahzko
Lustdorfskaya Road 119 , #3
Odessa, Ukraine 65088
tata@farlep.net
First request for money - March 15, 2002
My Dear David,
I hope you are fine. I miss you… I
would like to ask to help me with money now, because it will be difficult for
me to pay for my passport, English lessons and Juliya.
Nobody helps me now, I hope just you. I am really glad that you met with
immigration lawyer. When you send me a list of requirements you should use
FedEx they are faster. …….the rest of the letter was just b.s. about some holiday.… I LOVE you, I WANT YOU TO BE ME NEAR NOW!!!!! YOURS FOREVER, VALJA
Second request for money - May 22,
2002
Hello my love!!!!!! How are
you?????????? My darling love I hope you're doing fine. I miss your kiss's so
much. I need your hugs. My love I have a little problem. And I hope you'll help
me. It's rather cold outside and it's rather cold inside my flat. And I haven't
any person to warm my soul. Our government turned off the hot water and central
heating. That's why I couldn't talk because the hot water goes cold very fast.
I need a hot bath so much. I'm afraid I'll be so dirty and fat next time when
we meet. Could you help me with buying and box for heating and saving hot water. And I will always remember you while I'll having a bath. I know that you made a lot for me but I need
such king of man like you. I need someone's care and attention. My darling I
need 300$ US for it. You have to help me. It's very difficult without a hot
water. I hope you will help me my love. I love you! I miss you!!! I
want you!!
LATER COMMENT FROM A VISITOR IN
DEFENCE OF NATASHA BLAZHKO:
Dear Sir/Madam
I refer to the allegations made against Natasha Blahzko from
Odessa
Ukraine
which were published on your website. I believe these allegations to be untrue. I too have
had dealings with Natasha and can state from experience that she is an honest and reputable individual. Natasha assisted my
now wife (from
Odessa
,
Ukraine
) and I to correspond and to
meet. We are both happily married and living in
Australia
. During the courtship
with my wife and the subsequent preparation of her visa, Natasha helped my wife
and I to translate each others letters, obtain
invitations and facilitated my visits to
Ukraine
from
Australia
.
She often did this at some expense and inconvenience to herself. Yes, Natasha
offered me accommodation in
Ukraine
,
but I was free to choose whether I accepted this or not. David suggests that
there was some element of fraud in this and that Natasha's modus operandi was
to lure men to
Ukraine
simply so that they would use her apartment - I can assure you that this is
untrue and absurd. From my experience, there was no pressure, nor were any
consequences if I chose to book accommodation elsewhere. It is also true that
Natasha on behalf of her clients requests money to assist women with their
English. In my wife's case, I sent the money thru
Western
Union
directly to my wife. Natasha does not ask for money to be
sent to her. It is interesting to note that David in his written comments
freely admits that he is uncertain whether Natasha is a 'scammer'. He says (and
I quote line 7 para 3 of his letter): " As I was only involved with Valentine I can only
speak about how she operated." Accordingly, his comments in relation to
Natasha can only be regarded as speculation and must be read in this light. I
am unable to comment on the allegations against Valentine Drozdova - it is more than likely that the allegations involving her are true. Natasha
helps many women in
Odessa
but unfortunately, not all her clients are bona fide in their expectations
about relationships with foreign men. David's experience is unfortunate and
probably the result of him choosing the wrong woman to correspond with and
being a little bit naive.
regards
Michael
(name and address supplied)
Later comment from David (the author
of the initial comment), 11 Nov. 2004:
1. Natasha Blazhko married a man from Austin Texas who brought her to
the
U.S.
About 3 weeks after arriving in the
U.S.
she disappeared and was last reported back in
Odessa
.
2. Valentina Drozdova married a man from
Oregon
who found out about her involvement in the internet scams and was last reported
still living in
Odessa
.
Tanzilya Gabasova/Valya Podlesnaya
Hello, I have had a few e-mails from a woman in Kazan Russia, who contacted me through Date.com After just
3 e-mails and 2 pictures, she tells me that she has a friend in the US Embassy
that can expedite her Visa, Passport, and Travel Documents, but her friend will
only be working there until Oct 17, so I have to send her $1950usd right away
through Western Union. After becoming skeptical, I starting looking for ways to
check her out, when I came upon this web site and low and behold, I found a picture of the woman, but she is now using a different
name and address. You have her listed as Valya Podlesnaya from
Mariupol
,
Ukraine
but she told me she is Tanzilya Gabasova.
My home address:
Russia
, city
Kazan
,
street-Chavaina, house-18, apartment-13. I want that
you have translated money through the
Western Union
in Bank. To me have told that you can transfer (translate) money in any bank of
Russia
and I can receive
them in
Kazan
.
So please update your profile on her to add this new name. Thanx alot, Bill
Valentina Mironenko/Fortune Agency
I am a 48 year old from the
USA
and I originally contacted this women through
Match.com In September 2001 and corresponded through February 2002 and was
scammed out of about 3500 US dollars. I wish I had found this site sooner.
Rather than repeat the same letters please refer to your archives about Valentina Mironenko and the
agency which she scams with called Fortune, the letters are identical along
with the photos. Her letters stopped when she developed a blood disorder and
could not receive a visa frome the
USA
and I
contacted the Fortune agency when I had not heard from her and they said she
was no longer a client of theirs. I informed the agency of the money I lost and
they said they would get the monmey back from her if
she had scammed me and no one has ever resopnded. If
you would like to see the same letters and comments about Valentina she is also listed at Russian-Detectives.com. with the
same letters and pictures. And I have warned all other scam lists and agencies
about her. She is also listed currently at Frienfinder.com as Mermaid3000 and
at the Absolute Agency as Lonelyheart or A2828644.If
you need any futher copies of letters or photos
please contact me at bob.pelton@gte.net P.S. Like so many I wish I had known
about this site earlier.
Denis Demidov (
Cheboksary
,
Russia
)
My
name is Daniel, and I am a single gay man in the
USA
. I received the first email
from Denis Demidov on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. He
found my profile on "gay.com", a gay dating Internet website. He
stated that he was gay and wanted to find true love in the
USA
because he could not reveal his sexuality in
Russia
.
I responded as a person interested in making new friends, but did not show any
interest in love (this response email was lost). We started emailing each other
in a friendly way, but his emails soon turned to love. He sent me a picture and
I found him to be very attractive. His words were sweet and sounded believable,
and soon I started falling in love with him as well.
After
a month, he stated he would like to visit me and was working to save enough
money for airfare. Soon he asked me to help and I sent him $200 and told him he
would have to wait to visit me. His next email stated that he was in
Moscow
to get his visa
and tickets and needed more money. I told him I couldn't send more money yet
and that he should wait until September. Also, I had a roommate who was moving
out in September. He agreed, and we continued to correspond for the next month.
In September, I sent him another $350 to help with the tickets and told him to
wait until October 15 to travel. He agreed.
In
October, he told me he was in
Moscow
and had his tickets. He said he needed another $500 to get his visa to prove he
had spending money, but would return it to me when he arrived. I sent another
$500. The next day he told me he would have to go into the Army unless he could
bribe a doctor into falsifying his medical records, and that $1000 was the
cheapest doctor he could find. I sent him another $1000, bringing the total to
$2050.
That's
essentially the last I heard from him. He did not arrive, or email me back.
Here are a few of the emails I received from him.
Early Emails:
I am very glad, that you have responded to the message. A thank to you for it.
As is healthy to hear related soul. It is a little about itself. Call me Denis.
My growth 175 sm, weight of 73 kg, at me a
fair-haired hair. To me 23 years, will be speed at me birthday, To be exact on
July 29. I live with the parents in large and beautiful City
Cheboksary
. I love
to listen to good music, but I do not prefer any especially, And I listen to
anyone, which is pleasant. With pleasure I am engaged in sports and I love
mobile games. About that I gey nobody knows, on this
to me is very lonely. I do not have close friend and I To nobody I can tell
about the sights on life and about my love. And you could also tell something
about yourselves. Probably it will help ours To the further attitudes(relations),
if you wish it. I dream of it simply. To me the close and fond man is necessary
which could me understand and to be a number(line), is
independent From distance. I hope, it will be you. I
shall look forward to hearing from you very much. I hope you shortly to me write.
It is very pleasant to me again to hear you!!!!! I am sincere Is glad
and is very grateful to you for your attention!!!!!!! My soul
exults and sing. My lovely friend (you not against if I shall be You so
to name), as though I wanted to meet you personally with an eye On an eye and
to talk about everything, that both of us interests. But alas about it It is possible while only to dream. For now I shall tell
slightly about the family. I live with the parents in a two-room apartment. I
have room, Earlier I divided(shared) her(it) with the
sister, but now my sister lives with the husband. My mum works at a factory,
and father - on construction. In the summer we by all family We leave for city
on the summer residence. At us there kitchen garden, where we land The
vegetables, fruit and berries. The mum preserves them for winter. My father
very well is able to prepare meal, but the mum too is tasty prepares. We live
amicably, but I can not by him(it) tell that I - gay.
It is them would kill. They think, that their son as well as majority of the
young men Soon will result in the house the bride. And
actually it never Happen. At us in city it is impossible so is open to speak,
that you - gay, Differently you simply can cause a pain, humiliate or at all
beat. I do not want here to anybody to speak about my inclination, I am afraid,
that all whom I know will not understand and will turn away from me, and with
me nobody will be To communicate. I think you me understand. It is time to me
to finish. Write to me, that you still interests about me and tell more in
detail About itself and feelings. About love Denis
Email Asking for Money:
Hi my love, I again should ask application for The long silence. I still want
faster to see you and I I do(make)
all for this purpose. The large thank to you behind a photo, I very much I love
them and they very much like to me. I already am in
Moscow
And already
has bought the tickets on October 18. You are glad to this? I am simple ???? with happiness. There
was so not enough time up to ours Meetings, that I simply consider(count) each
minute before that time When our hands to adjoin. I only have one Problem. Mine
lovely I today went in travel agency and All was good with my visa and tickets.
Now I can be quiet Concerning it. But me have told one
thing and me it very much has surprised. It appears at entrance to your country
to me it is necessary to have at itself money The sum not less $ 500 American
dollars. I will need to show Money at passage the aerotailor of a zone and also to show them in tourist Agency, that they had reliance that
I have money for this purpose To buy to itself food and to pay for habitation.
There is your government Is very much concerned with the large number of the
tramps. Therefore me is necessary to have at To itself
money. Mine favourite I think, that you can to me
help. I not I can borrow(occupy) such sum. If you to
me will send money I them only I shall show At entrance to your country and as
soon as we with you shall be together I to you at once I shall return them
back. Therefore this money will not be spent. I think, That you can help me,
you see already term of my arrival is very close and It is impossible to lose
minute. I shall write to you later. Love and kisses Denis.
Email Asking for Money:
MY LOVE, MY PLEASURE of
READING
of YOUR LETTERS IS SO GREAT, AS to a MOUNTAIN of OUR RULE(SITUATION). FAVOURITE
MINE, THAT to ME TODAY HAVE INFORMED, IS SIMPLY AWFUL. But in the beginning I
wanted you to thank for that, That all of you do(make)
for our meeting. I have received your translation and my gratitude To you is
boundless. To me is very sad and is sad to write to you the following lines.
The real rule(situation) of things has appeared much
more difficultly, than I could to myself present. MY LOVE, AS THOUGH ALL WAS
NOT, I AM GIVEN UP to YOU FOREVER And I AM DEVOTED ONLY to
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I today have gone again to transport agency and me
Have informed a dreadful thing!!! MY LOVE, I And TO IMAGINE COULD NOT, THAT SO
ALL CAN TURN OUT. MINE to a MOUNTAIN IS FILLED by TEARS DESPAIR!!!!!!!!!!! Favourite mine, to me have told, that I can not be sent in
USA
and In general abroad. ME SIMPLY WANT TO TAKE AWAY In ARMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I
AM SIMPLE In a HYSTERICS. WELL WHY DESTINY SO EVIL With US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY
ALL TURNS OUT SO IS AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SEE IT SEEMED ALL PROBLEMS ARE
ALREADY DECIDED(ALREADY SOLVED) And ABOVE US the SUN
of LOVE ASCENDS And FORETELLS BLISS the FUTURE. WELL WHY THE DESTINY IS
ADJUSTED AGAINST OUR LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My love, I am simply ready To
rise on knees before the Most High and to ask it(him)
about mercy. For what us so punish!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS of the WHOLE TWO YEARS FAR
FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IS NOT PRESENT, I CAN NOT BEAR(TAKE
OUT) IT!!!!!!! My love, though at us in
Russia
also it is possible all to decide(solve) with money, but I understand, that to us not
To find of such sum. It about $ 1000!!!!! We today all the day learned(found out) with mine by a uncle, And this cheapest,
for how many we could find. Certainly it is all not legally, it(he)
At us many do(make) so. Naturally who can to itself allow such wastes. For this money it is possible to pass an illegally medical
commission, where will be specified, That you are not suitable to a military
service. But I think, it to us will appear not on a
pocket. Favourite mine, I am in complete confusion. I
DO NOT KNOW, THAT to US TO DO(MAKE)!!!!!!!!!!!! My
tickets are already bought............ And I likely should them hand over. MY
LOVE, I do not know, but I likely should go to serve in army. If at us nothing
it to turn out With this problem, I shall hand over the tickets and to send to
you everything, that you sent me. BUT AS IT AWFULLY TO BE FORGIVEN With THAT
DREAM, WHICH ALMOST ALREADY WAS In OURS
HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY LOVE, WHEN I READ TODAY YOUR
LETTER With REPRESENTATIONS of OUR AFFINITY, MY TEARS WERE ROLLED by a HAILSTONES. YES And NOW ME IT IS SIMPLE
?????? FROM THIS AWFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL WHY ALL WORLD IS ADJUSTED AGAINST US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY OUR DREAM TO
BECOME BY FAR FROM US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO WILL EXPLAIN to
ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My love, I present Yours to a mountain also, when
you will read these lines. Forgive, forgive me for all. I VERY MUCH LOVE YOU
VERY MUCH VERY MUCH VERY MUCH VERY MUCH VERY MUCH VERY MUCH VERY MUCH And KNOW,
THAT I SHALL BE ALWAYS DEVOTED to YOU. If such test, I is necessary still us
Each day I shall write to you of the letter from army and I shall live only by , when we We can
meet............ I can not......... I need slightly to calm down. MY LOVE, WELL
WHY ALL SO IS AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MINE LOVELY, I DO NOT KNOW, THAT YOU WILL
WRITE to ME. KNOW, MY LOVE To YOU IS HIGHER ONLY. I CAN
UNDERSTAND ALL. ONLY PLEASE WRITE to ME. TO ME IS NECESSARY, IS NOT PRESENT,
YOUR MORAL SUPPORT IS SIMPLY NECESSARY for ME. WITHOUT YOU I
????. I AM In SUCH CONDITION, THAT to ME EVEN TO LIVE the AMBASSADOR IT
WOULD NOT BE DESIRABLE TODAY. BUT I CAN ONLY BE TYPED(COLLECTED)
by FORCES, READING AGAIN And AGAIN YOUR LETTERS FILLED by LOVE And TENDERNESS.
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE, I LOVE, I LOVE, I LOVE, I LOVE, I LOVE, And one MILLION of
TIME I LOVE. And I I SHALL NOT CEASE IT TO
SPEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I IT SHOUT Also MY VOTE IS
BROKEN FROM BURNING. WHY, WHY ALL ???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ETERNALLY YOURS, FOND UP TO the END of THE DAYS, WORTH ON KNEES And GIVEN VENT
by TEARS, DENIS.
Email Asking for Money:
My love, I so was upset because of this news About a service in army. But your
words have installed in me hope. We can be together. If you will send to me
1000 $, I Can pay off from army and already tomorrow to be a number(line)
With you. I do not want to go in army. I want to be with you. Yes, the army at
us exists in the compulsory order. If from us took away in army at own will,
That our army would be probably in 20 times less, than now. Everyone youth, to
which 18 years and which where were executed Does not study, should serve 2 years
in army. Mine lovely, I hope only for your help. I love you and I wait for your
answer. On always yours Denis.
Final Email After Receiving Money:
My love, I have received your number MTCN. I VERY MUCH LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today I shall not have time any more to receive money,
And tomorrow since the morning I at once ????? in bank, I shall receive money and I shall send you a copy
of the tickets. Up to tomorrow my love. Yours Denis.
That's
my story. I am going to file for prosecution as described. Not only did he/she
get $2050 from me, but emotionally tore me apart. I want to see this person
prosecuted and in jail! Sincerely, Daniel
Elena (
Tyumen
,
Russia
)
I am a single American man who did
not give this women any money thanks to
womenrussia.com I saw her profile out there and knew she was a scam artist. So
here is her letter and photo. She wrote the same letter to several other men.
She justs wants your money. DS.
Letter:
Hello, my friend. I was very glad
that you answered me. I would like to find out more about you very much. I live
in
Tyumen
, in the
north of
Russia
.
I do not know how much is it far from
Moscow
, but I think, it is
about 1200 km. There are approximately 400,000 inhabitants in my city. I'm very
cheerful person. I want to find a man of my life with whom I would spend the
rest of my life. I do not want to make a mistake in my choice and I wish to
know as much as it is possible about my future friend. My schedule is very
severe. I live with the mum now. She is a very good person. I've said to my
mother today that a person from
USA
had answered me. She was pleasantly surprised.
But she does not trust in the success of Internet relations between couples. My
mother is very far from all this things. I cannot make promises that the future
may bind us, but I wish to help you to study more about me. I seldom travelled far, and never was in other country. But I dream
to visit on places of ancient civilizations. I have never been married. I do
not have children. As you probably already had
noted I'm 27 years and my birthday will be absolutely soon in November 29, and
it will be 28 and I would like to find a companion of my life. I was bad
to perceive the computer but I learn now. I work
as a junior book-keeper. On weekends and holidays I work as a tutor of
mathematics for children from secondary schools.Basically there are children from 7 to16 years. However there are summer vacations now
and I work only in the office. I miss my pupils very much. I have university
education in economy. My favorite food is Pelmeni. Pelmeni is a simple Russian dish, which is made of paste
and meat. It is very tasty. I know many receipts of good meal. I like roses
among the flowers. Usually I go to our office to write you letters. There is an
Internet connection Sometimes I may go to an
Internet Cafe. But I cannot allow myself use of Internet Cafe very often. Here it is still expensive for us. I like to listen
to music in the free time. I listen different
compositions depending on mood. I have never been married and I want to
create good family. Probably we will become good
friends or even more, if we are very successful. Probably as it is the same
with you my private life is too limited by the absence of free time. Even my
weekends sometimes are filled with the work. Sometimes also I'm asked to
displace other bookkeepers, so that I had no a lot of time for my own pleasure
this year. I'm not complaining. I believe that the time will award me and I feel that I shall have a greater control of my
private life thereafter. I hope to find the second half of my life and to share
with him love and everything. I was not successful enough before to find one
for me. I wish to find a self-confident and kind man. I know that it will be a
hard work, but I will move to this purpose. I shall try to form the strong
bonds of confidence and communication with you and to be the good mother of our
future children. I hope that your purposes will be similar. I would like to
know your thoughts about your future. I hope
that you have listened me with the interest and it
will be the beginning to help you to know me a bit better. I will be waiting
for your answer. Bye , Your friend Elena
Her e-mail is little_bird@fromru.com
Lenara (
Kazan
,
Russia
)
Ekatarina Sharkova / Kazan works now
under the name "lenara" . Her e-mail adress now is: lenara26@front.ru Thanks to god ,that i found this side,where i saw her foto.
Thomas
Lidiya Kurutkina (
Dnepropetrovsk
,
Ukraine
)
Hi there. I dont wish to have my complete story up as I wish to remain anonymous. Just to inform
you that I sent 350$ to Lidiya Kurutkina and of course just realised that she is a scammer.
Lost my money.
I wish to puruse this girl. Is there any way I can determine her true address in
Ukraine
. Kurutkina MUST be her surname as
it appears in the passport OTHERWISE
Western Union
would not hand out the money. So there must be a govt agency that keeps records of peoples addresses. All I need is her true address.
How can I get this?
Below are some letters from her.
Hi <Anonymous>! Thank you for
your call ,it was very pleasant to talk to you too.
You know I told my mother that I've been speaking to you on the phone &
that I'm so happy now. She told me that I seem to fly like an angel after your
call! I've already found out that the price for the flyticket to Prague is 250$,and for my international passport - 100$.The agency can make
me it within a week,but if we'll decide to meet in
the end of September,then I'll reserve my ticket for
that date. Sorry ,but I cannot travel by train as I
had bad experience going by it last time ,I was then 18 y.o.I'll tell you about it when we'll meet ,,, I need 350$ to come to Prague,as for the way of sending money, I've asked in the
agency about it & they told me that the safest,quickest & most convinient way of transferring money is by
Western Union to Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk for Lida Kurutkina. So
<Anonymous> that is I can to do about my coming to
Prague
, Yesterday I bought a beautifull boquet of red-blooded
roses from you! They smells wonderfull & remembers me about you every time I look at it! Though I think about you
24 hours a day!!! Ok,,,I'd better now finish my
letter to you darling,,,and be waiting for your
message ,,,Kiss you 1000 times ,,, Lida
I'm happy to hear you!!!! As for the
phone, I have to pain you I do not have it at home. I am very sorry, but in our
country even in
Kiev
not every second family has the phone. If we decide to talk the phone in future
I ask the favour of my friend and if she allows me, I
will come there to talk to you. If you agree. I consider all good relationships
start as good friends, and seem to stand the test of time when love develops
later. I feel as if I have a lot to offer someone and my life would be most
complete to share it with someone special. The more I learn about you the more
I like you. I see that you have the same passion for life as I do. I always
want you to know that I am sincere with you and I hope that you never question
that. I know other people can make a lot of promises that they never keep to
you. I on the other hand have every intention of knowing you. I love to travel
and I want very much to your country. I hope you feel the same as I. I think it
is very possible to know someone so far away and have a very wonderful, loving,
and caring relationship. Commitment is the key and not giving up. I have never
felt so good about my decision to meet someone like you over the Internet. I
have no doubt that I am doing the right thing in my life. If I felt this were
the wrong thing to do, I would not do it. I always try to follow my heart in
doing the right thing and I know that what I am
doing is the right thing for me. I hope you know what I mean and you have had
similar feelings. YOU ASK ME WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IN A MAN...IT IS DIFFICULT
TO SAY...THE MAIN CONDITION OF MINE IS TO LOVE AND TO BE LOVED. I WANT MY
PARTNER TO BE MY HUSBAND, MY PASSIONATE LOVER, MY FRIEND WHOM I CAN SHARE MY
INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND DESIRES. I WANT HIM TO BE MY SOULMATE, TO UNDERSTAND MY
FROM THE FIRST GLANCE AND MOVEMENT, TO BE THE TWO PARTS OF ONE INDIVISIBLE
WHOLE. I VALUE RELIABILITY AND SINCERITY. REAL MAN MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS
DEEDS AND WORDS. IN THIS CASE I WILL BE WILLING TO CREATE A FAMILY AND TO HAVE
CHILDREN. MAY BE I AM TOO DEMANDING BUT I AM WILLING TO DO EVERYTHING FOR MY
FAMILY AND TO CORRESPOND TO HIGH STANDARDS. My dream is to visit
USA
&
Australia
some day!! Anyway, I will
end my letter for now and I will look for your next letter. If you have
something to ask me, just remember you can ask me anything you want. I will
look forward to it. Sincerely and Affectionately Yours,Lida
Masha Poprygina (
Lugansk
,
Ukraine
)
I
am a 30+ male living and working in
Canada
. I decided to write to Masha through her email: honeybunny@diana.lg.ua.
The first letter she sent me blew me away with her use of the English language.
Here it is:
Letters:
I am 19 years old, I was born April 27th, 1982.
At a present time I'm a student. I have one more year to go and then I will
receive a diploma of a commersant of exterior trade.
Not actually very creative occupation, but this is the best I can get for now,
and I do think that education is very important. I really don't know yet what I
would like to do in life. I know I should by now, but there are so many things
I'm interested in, and there are so few chances to find a job which is paid,
not even speaking of well-paid, but paid at all. So it would be basically a
waste of money: to pay for education and then sell something in a street market
like almost half of the adult population does. It's not that I'm overpragmatic or obsessed with money. I'm just old enough to
understand that whether we want it or not, we become realists.. People are too pragmatic nowdays. I can't really
blame them but sometimes I even get disappointed. No one appreciates each other, no one is interested in personality. People look at you, they judge you by your appearance, by your income, by
how many VIPs you know. That's disgusting, moreover,
it's really sad. In my country public opinion is still a very strong power. Of
course it's not what it used to be a few decades ago, but still people are
brought up and taught to constantly look back in whatever they do and consider
what others might say or think. As for me, I can't say that I'm that independant not to care. There is just a narrow circle of
people whose opinion matters to me, whose advices I take from time to time, and
the rest - no way! It's my life and my decisions. If you want to win my heart,
be decisive, inventive and humorous. My poor heart would have no chances if you
are also intelligent. I love dancing and reading, socializing and writing, such
a complex creature! But that wouldn't scare a real man away, right? :) As for
my family I have an older sister. She is the most lovely and beautiful girl
alive. This is it for now, hope to learn a lot about
you from your next letter. Waiting with impatience, Masha
I thought to myself that there had to be something going on. I sent her an
email from a different email address. Yes, it's true! She replied to my other
email address with EXACTLY the same letter. Although I was suspicious, I decided
to play along. I sent her another letter asking her if she was writing to
anyone else. She said no. That was interesting too, as by now I was writing to
her from three different email addresses. The letters were all exactly the same
with the only difference being the opening statement. By the fourth letter the
request for money came along.
I feel very uncomfortable going to write you this, and if you decide to never
write to me again, I will understand, I promise. You see, when I came to the
Agency of translating and sending letters attracted by the number of happy
meetings and even marriages that it has arranged, I didn't realize that it
would be so expensive. The thing is that I can't afford it, and if you don't
help to pay for our correspondence, we won't be able to stay in touch. I am
really sorry that it should have come to this, but it's the problem of the
kind, that I can't take care of it myself. Please, don't be mad, and reply no
matter what your decision is. I will understand. Yours truly, Masha.
This email was followed one minute later by an email from the 'Agency':
You are corresponding with our client, Masha Poprygina.She tried to pay for your correspondence herself,
but so far she has debts.She promised to pay till the
end of the week, hoping for your support. We are sending you a price list for
26.09.2002: To translate, to type and send a letter to you - $7. To translate,
to type and to print out your reply - $7 To scan a picture - $3. 20 letters -
$140. If you pay $200 at once, each letter will cost only $5 and a free photo.
Please, effect the payment in the name of Oksana Vyazmina, Western Union,
Lugansk
,
Ukraine
and
notify us of the control code of the payment. With the best regards, Miss Oksana Vyazmina, Accountant
Manager.
I remembered seeing something about the
Diana
Agency
,
and when I saw the email address: agency@diana.lg.ua I pretty much knew the scam was on!
There was even a medical emergency that popped up, with a hint that the medical
bills would be too much to pay:
I was busy with my studies and also every day I have a headache. At first I
thought that it was usual headache but in some days I understood that it may be
very serious so I decided to go to the hospital and I was right it was inner
cranium pression. So I have to be cured. Tomorrow I
will be in the hospital but I will sleep at home, so I can write to you from
time to time. You know I'm afraid to go there but I understand that I shold do this in order to be healthy. But the medicaments
are so expensive and I don't know if my family have money for my health and for food and for other social services. Well tomorrow
I'll learn about that. Thank you for listening to me. This is the important
reason for people to understand and to support each other. I will tell you everything
about it when I recover because I can't stop thinking about my illness, it may be very serious as doctors says. But I hope
I'll recover very soon.
All the other email addresses got a similar letter from the agency, each after
the fourth correspondence.
Here are two pictures of her for your file <<01.jpg>>
<<02.jpg>>
Just so you know, I never sent any money, but I did request for her to send me
a picture of herself by regular (snail) mail. That is where this all stands
right now! Cheers, Jim
Natalia Chumeikina (
Marposad
,
Russia
)
Gentelmen, I am a 40 yo male from
America
.
Not to long ago, I was contacted by Natalia who found
me on the Cupid USA website. She is listed as Oksana with profile number 238659. She just asked me for plane ticket and visa money
to be wired to her via
Western Union
after
only a few short weeks. She claims to live with her mother, has no phone at her
home and cannot be reached where she works. Thanks to you and the black list, I
saw this one coming. Her letters appeared to be much like a form letter, so I
would guess that I'm not the only one she is in contact with at this time. Hope
this helps anyone out there. Harpo
Her email addy is: chunat@pochtamt.ru
Let me know if I can be of any
further assistance.
Olga Kazanceva (
Novosibirsk
,
Russia
)
Hello, My name is Doug. I am 45 years old, divorced white
American male, with no children. I am a marketing manager with a major
telecommunications company.
Within 2 weeks after completing a profile with Absolute
Agency I received an e-mail from Olga Kazanceva. My
story is like most others. Within 2 weeks I was her "love". By the
10th e-mail she was asking me to send her money for a B-2 tourist visa to come
to
America
.
I checked with the
US
embassy, which is where I learned of possible money scams. After gaining this
information I decided to send a letter to her saying I could not send the money
for a while due to a financial problem. That was the last I heard from her. I
was very fortunate that I did not send the money. I was ready to. I would have
sent the airfare too.
The letters:
kotenok - kotenok_058@pochtamt.ru
Friday, March 22, 2002 11:06 AM
Greetings my love… Whether to me you are necessary to know enough to me trust
Or there may be all that about what we with you write each other only words?
Love Develops of three components: understanding, trust and patience. You agree
with Me? I wait for your answer, eternally loving you Olga
Friday, March 15, 2002 2:09 AM
Greetings my love.My love at you simply remarkable
bed I love it I would like to sleep with you on this bed. My love my week has
passed normally but there would be much the best if you my prince DOUG were
near to me. I called in the American embassy, they have advised me to take the
visa of the tourist, This visa B-2, she is valid
during 90 days. She costs 330 dollars, But I now do not have such money. If you
can, send them to me through Western Union, the address of branch: ALEMAR BANK
SEREBRENNIKOVSKAYA 37 NOVOSIBIRSK 630099 RU OLGA KAZANCEVA
When you will send money you necessarily write ten numbers
of a remittance. I It is very glad that you want to see me, unfortunately, to
meet Money, but money it only a paper, the main thing are necessary that we
shall meet with you. We should trust each other because we like each other and
we is fast let's meet. I called to the uncle in Moscow
and it has told that can make to me the ticket at a discount, but for this
purpose it is necessary to know where the nearest to you the international
airport. Still I talked to my girlfriend which work in travel agency and She
has told me that visa B-2 the best variant that to us you to meet. She speaks
that when we shall meet we may discuss that as we shall live further. Yesterday
I saw sexual dream about us with you, it has very much liked me also I wants to
tell it to you. To me has dreamed as we with you we meet, as you take me on
hands, we go to you home. At you at home we go at once in a bedroom and you
begin to undress me, our hearts are beaten synchronously, we are passionately
kissed and you begin to learn me to all pleasures of sex. I to love you and I
begin to understand that love this such strong feeling, I am glad that I could
test it due to you. With love forever yours Olga.
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:18 AM
Greetings my love.My love I had not so good week-end
but if you my prince were with me on my week-end that there would be much the
best. I did not fly to
Moscow
,
but tomorrow I shall try to call in American Embassy and to learn about cost of
the visa. Still I shall call mine to the uncle which work At the international airport in
Moscow
,
it the pilot and it may learn how many There is a ticket aboard the plane. I
try to learn as much as possible about that how to arrive to To you and to meet you, I do not have not enough patience
to wait for it The light moment in our life, I want to meet you, that more soon
to jump to you on a neck, to kiss on the mouth you in, to look to you in eyes
and to tell to you I LOVE YOU!!!!!!! When you are far I feel lonely, you are
necessary for me. Ideas about our fast meeting heat to me soul, they support me
when at me bad mood, also do me happy. My girlfriends too have noticed that Ibegan to look happier and cheerful, they speak that too
wanted to leave for
America
,
but they already have which boys they like. I am happy that I have you. I have
written a poem for you:
We'll take a walk together
near the ocean shore,
and I'll kiss your naked body
as you cry with tears of joy...
While I hold you close to me
and keep you from the cold,
we'll whispher to each other
little secrets left untold...
Your busom so inviting
as I beg for your embrace,
it's warmth is so exciting
while tears of pleasure run my face...
And as you lay upon me
I can look into your eyes,
like a gateway into heaven
as the moon begins to rise...
We make love to each other
like the world will never end,
we passionately kiss one another
while time just seems to bend...
I love you so so so so much!!!!!!
And I want you!!!!
I hope she to you it is pleasant, I have enclosed all love to you these lines.
My love boils as a volcano woken by god Eros, she
tries to escape outside, but does not find an output in absence of you. I wait
for our meeting, as young the schoolgirl of the first appointment in life. I
think that I am similar on ????????, Which waits for a
meeting with beloved. But I hope that at us with you all will be at all so it
is sad as at them. Your love Olga.
Saturday, March 9, 2002 2:59 AM
Greetings my love. I waited for the moment when I again shall receive from you
the letter and this has come happy And I can learn the moment that you think of
my previous letter. Tomorrow I shall go in
Moscow
in the American embassy to learn more
particularly about the visa. I shall inform about results later. Unfortunately
I do not have friends which have left in
America
, but I hope that I can learn
details. I have told about us with you to the girlfriends, they are very glad
that I have found the Happiness, also that I shall leave to
America
.
Certainly they will miss on me as well as My parents. It seems to me that we
already on are close with each other, we as if so much The husband and the wife
only, unfortunately, divided in huge distance. But not looking On it we should
continue to love each other and to trust each other, you with me It agree? I
that can not do with myself, it is love, she sings in me as a bird in the
spring sky. I think that it is destiny it may be dangerous, but I am mad It is
in love with you. Your letters are filled such heat and care, and at me
Sometimes tears of pleasure run. I think " My God, thank that you have helped me to find my only thing and I hope that we
shall incorporate to it and we shall be happy. "I dream of our meeting and
about that as we shall walk with you to keep for hands, as we shall look after
one after another and as we shall do love. I LIKE YOU, I WANT YOU, YOU FOR EVER In MY HEART, In MY IDEAS. I dream as you You will carry me on hands to embrace me, to kiss and
caress my gentle body. It is a pity that only dreams and whether it is fated to
them to come true the God knows only. I hope to see your letter soon. Yours
Olga.
Thursday, March 7, 2002 2:18 PM
Greetings my love…
For ever yours Olga.
Wednesday, March 6, 2002 11:39 AM
Greetings my love! …
Forever Yours Olga.
Monday, March 4, 2002 5:39 PM
Greetings my love…
You always in my heart .Yours love Olga.
Saturday, March 2, 2002 8:30 AM
Greetings loved(liked).My loved I had not so good
week…
About love Olga.
Wednesday, February 27, 2002 1:25 AM
Greetings my dear!My dear
thank you for your pictures you very beautiful person. My full name Olga Kazanceva .My post
630099 Novosibirsk Stepana Razina
street
20-12…
Yours flower Olga!!!
Saturday, February 23, 2002 2:52 AM
Congratulations my loved(liked) friend. Thank for your
new letter. If
it is fair, I To wait it all day…
Yours friend Olga.
Saturday, February 16, 2002 8:32 AM
Greetings.Thank you for your pictures they were all
very beautiful. …
I to hope to receive your letter soon. Bye Bye Olga.
Friday, February 15, 2002 1:52 AM
I am very glad, that you to answer me. This day will be main in my Life…
I hope your friend
Olga.
Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:58 AM
Hi!!!. I very much to become interested in your
structure. I would like to get acquainted with the man, who could estimate my care , tenderness and love. I would like, that he was kind,
responsible, capable to stretch a hand of the help in
any problems. If you to hear me and to understand me that you can write to me
on mine e-mail: kotenok_058@pochtamt.ru
In my turn I shall try be the offer, loving, devoted , responsible woman
Since March of 2002 I have received letters from two other people with almost
identical scenarios. There are plenty of people out there ready to take your
money!
Good luck in your search,
Doug in
Texas
Tatiana Koulikova (
Murmansk
,
Russia
)
Hello, I am 52 frenchman, living in
Paris
as IT consultant. I wanted to get
acquainted with a woman from the east and I had an ad inserted in various
eastern newspapers, through a french magazine, J'annonce I got letters from many ladies and I decided to
answer one positively who gave her emil adress. These are the mails I got from her and some
of my answers..
Letters:
Hello my dear
Christian!!! Only today I have received your letter on electronic mail and was
very happy!!! I hope that I answer on your letter not too late as I had no any
access in the Internet about today and could not know that you have written to
me. Now I can regularly use the Internet at my work, so I very much hope to
receive news from you. I all this time thought of you and waited your answer
and now I am very happy. It was very interesting to read about you, your life
and your plans. From your letter I think what you are man what I was looking
for. I like you very much! I am very glad what you are interesting in me and
want continue our correspondens.
I am too very interesting in our relationship. I like your letters very much
and I think from your letters what you are very interesting, kind, honest,
intelligent and clever man. I very need to have man like you. Long time I was
looking for man for create family, but I was unluky in this case. But I still have small hope to find man for make happy family
together. I think that you are the man that I am looking for. And I hope I am
the woman that you need. I like you from your letter and in your letter I saw
your good sole and I think what it is most important for me. I think what love,
respect and understanding are more important things between people in family life.I really very want to create happy family. I very
happy what you want invite me to come visit you! I very want to meet with you,
and I hope you will invite me visit you very soon. I will have my holidays
soon, from the end of May. So we can meet in May or June if you can! I will be
very happy to meet you and to see
France
together with you. I think
we will have very good time together and will be very happy! I will do my best
for you. What do you think about our happy meet with you? very want to meet with you. Now I sometimes imagine our meet with you. Our romantics
evenings, walk together, our talking about life, love... our romantics suppers
by the candle light. we will look into our eyes and
understand each other even without words. Yes, of course to have correspondense long time is good, but i think what some days spend together will show more about each other than long
years correspondens. Then more we like one another
and our opinions is the same. Now we must to new how we will fill ourself together. I can write about myself a lot and long
but I think what better you will know me when we will meet. I think what we
must not put off our meet. It is my opinion. What is your? I will be waiting
your answer. I am very waiting for your ansver!
I send to you my another photo. And waiting for your.
Bye-bye! Your Tatiana.
Dear Christian!!! I
received your letter and was very very happy!!! Thank
you very much!!! I so am happy that we have found each other!!! You the man of
my dream. I dreamed of such as you all my life and at last I have found you. I
think of you constantly and I dream of our meeting. Those days when we shall be
together will be happiest in my life. And I shall do all that you were happy
with me. I very want come to you during my holidays. I was thinking about it
very much. I think that it will not be by a problem if you will work, because
all evenings, night and days off will be only ours, my dear Christian! When you
will be at work I shall do home work.. To tidy up, to
wash, to clean and certainly to prepare for you fantastic supper and to cover
on a table, and when you will be back home I joyful shall meet you and we shall
have supper together and to enjoy each other. So do not worry that you will
work. Write to me that you think of our meeting in June. If it not possible for
you at all I will try to change my holidays, but I afraid it will be difficult
to do. I did ask in travel agency about visa to
France
. Thay sayd what to get tourist visa is very easy, so I can
come to you with tourist visa. I very much want to meet you so soon as it
probably. I want to be near to you. I think of you constantly!!! I shall be the
happiest girl in the world when I will meet with you!!! You are the man of my
dream!!! Many kisses!!! With love, your Tatiana.
The she asked for money to
pay her ticket and visa from a travel agency : 400$. I
answered back that I would pay the agency directly with my credit card and not
send money to her. I have already been scammed by a russian girl. She was disappointed but gave me some agnecies adresses to purchase her ticket.
Hello my dear
Christian!!! I have received your message and was very happy. I was in travel
agency and spoke with them about that that you want to pay my trip directly by
him. They have told that they hear it first time. Usually they receive cash and
are not engaged in remittances. They have told that usually man sends money to
the woman and she makes out itself. I have told that you want silf to pay to agency. Whether then they have told that
probably you do not trust me and began to ask me I saw you earlier and why you
can not personally send me money. I was much not became pleasant to me. As they have thought that you do not trust me. I came back home
and I was speaking with my mother. And she too speak what it seemed that you do not trust me. I do not understand that you are
afraid. It I should have large fears. You see I am going in the country,
unfamiliar to me, to the man unfamiliar to me. I heard very many bad histories
about the foreign men, as it is bad they act with Russian, without the rights
in their country by the girl. They take away all documents and force of the
beautiful girl to work the prostitutes and very badly address with them. So my
opinion, that in the given situation should be afraid and not trusted by(with) I instead of you. I am young girl also have decided
to take risk, I have trusted in you!!! I very much have liked to me the truth
also I think that you should trust me. I hope that we can meet during my
holiday. I hope to hear from you good news. With love, your Tatiana.
So I explained her how I
have been scammed a year ago and therefore I would not send money directly to
her.
Hello my dear Christian!
I have received your message. I very much regret that in your life such
happened, but I want to tell you that not all girl identical and in the world
there are very many honour and decent(considerable)
girl to what I treat. I not against now that you made out my trip through a
travel company. I agree with you. I hope that you will trust me same as I to
you. I inform you telephones, the faxes and e-mails of the address of travel
companies which are engaged in preparation of tourist trips in
France
. I have
thought that will be much cheaper if I shall come to you by the bus. Contact to
one of these agency and you can begin to prepare my
travel on middle of June or later. You can communicate with the following
agency in
Moscow
.
1. "Evroturtrans" E-mail ett@ett.ru Tel. (095)238-4639 T\Fax (095)238-7052 2."Roza-v'' E-mail roza_vetrov@smtp.ru , greenmar@unet.ru www.roza-v.ru tel. (095)202-2738 (095)291-9779 3. "Enklav" www.enclav.ru info@enclav.ru enclav@enclav.ru Tel\Fax (095) 911-61-20
I regret that you can
not phone to me, but mine phone not function as in my street is broucen a telephone cable. Therefore in our house all
people can not use the telephone. I do not know when it will repare, at us have told that repair the very expensive and
urban budget can not give out such money to repair cable. I very much hope that
it will repare soon. I inform you my complete
address. It is Koulikova Tatiana Prospekt Lenina 81 - 24, 183038,
Murmansk
,
Russia
. I have written to you my
address at post office because in my entrance the letters boxes are broken and
the letter can steal, therefore we receive our mail by post office. I have
received your copy of the passport. A thank to you huge. But I and without it
trusted you. I very much belived and sincere woman
and I believe in human kindness, though in this world there is a lot of evil.
You can communicate with the following agencys in
Moscow
and inform me so
soon as possible! I very waiting for your news! And I
hope for our meet!!! With love, your Tatiana.
Then I started looking for
an agency which could take care of ticket and visa in
Moscow
or
St Petersburg
.
I finally found one and had all the information for her trip. She had to travel
in
Moscow
and
deal with the agency which agreed to be paid directly by me. Apparently
everything was going right. Then I got the following mail
Hello my love Chris!!! I
have received your message and your photo. I am very happy!!! Me to like your
body very much. You are very beautiful. I very much want to sleep with you at
the night, I want to touch your body!!! I want as soon
as possible to go to
Moscow
and to begin to prepare mine travel. I today went to buy the tickets up to
Moscow
on a train, but was
very much surprised when me have told what there not
tickets for 2 months forward. As in the summer all people want to leave for
holiday from north on the south, and we have only 1 train up to
Moscow
, so the people
stand in turn and can buy the tickets only for 2 months forward. I have gone to
know about the ticket for the plane and me have told
that is the tickets for any day. The ticket costs 100 $. I was very much
afflicted. I have no such money. I can not itself pay my ticket. I do not know
that to me to do. I am very much upset. I only can hope for you. I very much
hope for your help. Whether write me, can you to send me money to the ticket up
to
Moscow
. I
have a few money to live in
Moscow
and to go on buses and metro and to
have meal, but I have no money aboard the plane. I very much hope for
you. I want to meet you faster. I wait for news from you. Love and kisses from
your Tatiana.
Again asking money. So I
decided to ask Pulko travel in Paris If I could
purchase a ticket in
Paris
and have it delivered
to her in
Murmansk
.
That was possible. So I told her about it and asked her to make up her mind
about the date she wanted to leave. I have not heard of her nor read from her
since in spite of several mails I sent her. Obviously, she was expecting to
draw money from me and since Idid not give in,
whatever argument she put forward, she dropped out. Her name and adress are : Koulikova Tatiana Prospekt Lenina 81
- 24, 183038,
Murmansk
,
Russia
. I
send you also some photos I got from her
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